MD/DC/VA Golfers - Twelve Monkeys Mental Divergence

[SullGolf]

I just ordered a new driver for a "quick fix". I need to do a fitting when the covid era ends, but at the moment I'm just not playing enough to make it work. If I have 2 chances a month to play golf, I don't want to "waste" one of them in a fitting bay instead of playing.
I've been playing a 12* 917 with a regular M+ 50 shaft. Bought it last year when I wasn't swinging well and needed something to get the ball more elevated. I like it a lot, but now I'm actually swinging it better off the tee and I'm hitting it too high and spinny. I played with my dads buddies all week and I'd smash one with 30 yards more carry than them, but I'd get up there and they were way closer than I would have expected. I was getting no roll on a firm course.
Ordered a 9.5* 917 with a stiff S+ 60 shaft. I figure if it's too far in the other direction and becomes too low, I can do some sort of mix/match on the heads and shafts to make it work.

[dcmidnight]

I bet that slightly heavier shaft would be a great combo with the 12* head.

[misplacedtexan83]

Sully..
two great options.

mix/match shaft and heads should show different results

[jhbangas]

Boobs.

 

 

Ok bye.

[NTKT10]

Back in action

[baddomes]

Is this what it used to look like?  

 

Fanny

[Gmen1204]

[XHoop24]

First!

[SullGolf]

First.

[gsrjc]

Here

[stimpmeterp]

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[SullGolf]

On 8/11/2020 at 11:00 AM, SullGolf said:

I just ordered a new driver for a "quick fix". I need to do a fitting when the covid era ends, but at the moment I'm just not playing enough to make it work. If I have 2 chances a month to play golf, I don't want to "waste" one of them in a fitting bay instead of playing.
I've been playing a 12* 917 with a regular M+ 50 shaft. Bought it last year when I wasn't swinging well and needed something to get the ball more elevated. I like it a lot, but now I'm actually swinging it better off the tee and I'm hitting it too high and spinny. I played with my dads buddies all week and I'd smash one with 30 yards more carry than them, but I'd get up there and they were way closer than I would have expected. I was getting no roll on a firm course.
Ordered a 9.5* 917 with a stiff S+ 60 shaft. I figure if it's too far in the other direction and becomes too low, I can do some sort of mix/match on the heads and shafts to make it work.

This was just hanging out there all week and I couldn't tell everyone what the result was.  WRX owners really need to run their upgrade schedule by me next time.

I expected to end up with the 9.5* regular or 12* stiff, but actually liked the 9.5* stiff the most.  Carry between the two on good shots seemed about comparable, with an edge to the 9.5*.  The 9.5* definitely had a lower landing angle that should result in more roll, and I think it still had enough height.  I was at Blue Mash where the range goes down hill then up hill, so it's a little tough to judge apex height and roll.  The landing spot is in to a hill and kills any roll, but it's still well downhill from the tee box.  But so far it seems like it was still high enough apex, enough carry, and better landing angle.

That's on good hits.  Was definitely better on mishits.  The miss on the 12* has been a too-high fade that doesn't go far.  The miss on the 9.5* was a lower fade that went less right.  Probably 10 yard better carry on that miss, less wayward, plus I'd actually end up with some roll rather than stopping immediately.

Overall pretty clear choice between the two.  I'm sure it will be the total opposite once I hit it on the course. 

Edited August 17, 2020 by SullGolf

[GooseHook]

The Great Outage is just another nail in the coffin on 2020.

I finally put together a real round of golf over the weekend, shooting a 76 despite two doubles. The drills I’ve been going back to since reviewing video have really helped. Ball striking was much better tee to green and a complete u-turn with a wedge in hand. Having a bunch of rounds under my belt now at CCMD I think my course management is much better but it’s still very tough to maintain a good round over 18 holes. Even the short ones are waiting to bite you in the butt. Playing the first 8 holes in -2 is a really good positive accomplishment to bank.

The bad: I completely mishit two drives on difficult holes that resulted in the doubles. It’s tough not being able to hit full drivers safely on the range due to the short porch. My lag putting also sucked, which was mitigated  by good iron play and great putting inside 10’. Also, despite it being my best score in 12 months it was still a 5.7 differential and bumped a lower diff out of my record and I’m now a 9.0. 

Swing wise, I am realizing that I end up over exaggerating feels from lessons that put me in a bad place. My January lesson had me moving my hips too much down the line laterally in transition and there was no focus on rotation. It was blatantly obvious how that move was getting me stuck. 
 

edit: rant almost over but I forgot that a big factor in this round and recent ones has been nutrition. Having electrolytes, sandwiches and protein bars has kept me from bonking and I’m no longer consuming nicotine during my rounds. 

Edited August 18, 2020 by GooseHook

[dcmidnight]

Course has been closed for the better part of the last two weeks, had 11.5 inches of rain since the first week in August. One green was entirely underwater, have to wonder what conditions will be like until it gets several days to dry out so the staff can be out there. Nothing they can do when we have flooding like that though. But the days of soaking rains followed by high heat/humidity did not help the greens at all, that one that is gonna be closed for a while IMO. Fairways were like perfectly cut carpets though. 

 

Did get a chance to sample the new SIM UDI (ordered) and the TM irons (not). New FJ ProSLs have been very comfy so far. 

 

Really dug the US Am Bandon coverage, have 7 weeks until I leave. In the week of coverage you saw just about every possible weather pattern. Felt bad for the caddie that got his player DQd right up until the point that he denied touching the sand at all. Probably forgot there were at least four camera angles of him getting down in there and making a sand castle. What a D. I did order the 5 pack of yardage books online and notice that Amex gave me a $5 credit on the order for their "shopping small" program and supporting small businesses. Hilarious.

Edited August 18, 2020 by dcmidnight

[dcmidnight]

So my wife and I looked at a house listing this weekend that is on the water with a steep grass slope from the backyard down to the dock. Currently there is no walkway/no stairs and we would definitely need something like that. If we bought the place I could easily see myself rolling 14 ankles and breaking my arm in the first month we lived there. Does anyone here know someone that does that kind of work, has done it before, could give me a ballpark of what that kind of work costs? Lived in the same townhouse for going on 20 years, I really have no idea what major work like that costs so I feel like Rain Man guessing that a candy bar cost $100.

 

Looks like its roughly 100 feet downhill - distance wise, not elevation change - and probably could not do a straight shot stairway. My initial guess was $50-60k.

 

Test picture - no bueno.

Edited August 18, 2020 by dcmidnight

[GooseHook]

32 minutes ago, dcmidnight said:

So my wife and I looked at a house listing this weekend that is on the water with a steep grass slope from the backyard down to the dock. Currently there is no walkway/no stairs and we would definitely need something like that. If we bought the place I could easily see myself rolling 14 ankles and breaking my arm in the first month we lived there. Does anyone here know someone that does that kind of work, has done it before, could give me a ballpark of what that kind of work costs? Lived in the same townhouse for going on 20 years, I really have no idea what major work like that costs so I feel like Rain Man guessing that a candy bar cost $100.

 

Looks like its roughly 100 feet downhill - distance wise, not elevation change - and probably could not do a straight shot stairway. My initial guess was $50-60k.

 

Test picture - no bueno.

 

That actually sounds about right- it would depend heavily on the amount of stone work involved or the material you select. You might be able to do some sort of paver/stone path walkway with polymeric sand for 25-30 perhaps, depends on how steep the slope it. Worth your while to look into what type of permits you'd need for that too, it's not necessarily a Week 1 job. 

[dcmidnight]

12 minutes ago, GooseHook said:

 

That actually sounds about right- it would depend heavily on the amount of stone work involved or the material you select. You might be able to do some sort of paver/stone path walkway with polymeric sand for 25-30 perhaps, depends on how steep the slope it. Worth your while to look into what type of permits you'd need for that too, it's not necessarily a Week 1 job. 

 

Oh there is nothing about this job that deludes me into thinking it would be any less than a full month.

[Kent01putt]

Not 50-60K DC. That would be an award winning stairway at that price. What are you looking for, concrete, stone or wood stairway. Big difference in price as to what style or type stairs you want.

[GooseHook]

14 minutes ago, dcmidnight said:

 

Oh there is nothing about this job that deludes me into thinking it would be any less than a full month.

 

I meant more for permits, they are a doozy around the waterfront. My dad was extremely lucky to have piles driven for our old house on the bay or he might have needed a year to get a pier permitted. In-laws just had a stone wall built at their lake house along the water edge and even though it took ~2-3 months to get all the DNR stuff out of the way, the contractor got the whole thing done in a couple of weeks. 

[bubbagump]

1 hour ago, dcmidnight said:

So my wife and I looked at a house listing this weekend that is on the water with a steep grass slope from the backyard down to the dock. Currently there is no walkway/no stairs and we would definitely need something like that. If we bought the place I could easily see myself rolling 14 ankles and breaking my arm in the first month we lived there. Does anyone here know someone that does that kind of work, has done it before, could give me a ballpark of what that kind of work costs? Lived in the same townhouse for going on 20 years, I really have no idea what major work like that costs so I feel like Rain Man guessing that a candy bar cost $100.

 

Looks like its roughly 100 feet downhill - distance wise, not elevation change - and probably could not do a straight shot stairway. My initial guess was $50-60k.

 

Test picture - no bueno.

Nice, which waterfront around here is it on?

Edited August 18, 2020 by bubbagump

[dcmidnight]

9 minutes ago, Kent01putt said:

Not 50-60K DC. That would be an award winning stairway at that price. What are you looking for, concrete, stone or wood stairway. Big difference in price as to what style or type stairs you want.

 

We actually really like this fake-mulch that MV used to have on some of its side cart paths. Its synthetic (?) and seemed to be (?) molded/glued/pressed into whatever size/shape the paths were. So like an S shaped path with wider sections and some step downs IE not stairs but something our parents could handle. 

 

BTW 25 years of living in Northern VA means I take whatever price I think it would be in a normal city, double it - and then prepare to pay more than that.

[Kent01putt]

Got it. Just don't see that much money for what your looking at. A landscaper can do the type job your looking at. I know NV can be expensive but not 50K for what your looking at. If you buy the place PM me I may be able to get a contractor to do this work for you at a reasonable price.

[Oh Hi Carl]

Anyone know anything about River Creek (near Landsdowne)?  Tight?  Tough greens?  Blind shots?  Thanks.  

[baddomes]

1 hour ago, Kent01putt said:

Not 50-60K DC. That would be an award winning stairway at that price. What are you looking for, concrete, stone or wood stairway. Big difference in price as to what style or type stairs you want.

 

Kent can you get me a ticket + 1 to the next Stairway Awards show?

[ALTSean]

How walkable is Richland for this weekend?

[ALTSean]

Sam Harrop's newest video is out.  Not as good as the "Anthony Kim" video, but you've spent 2 minutes in worse ways:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWUcOuJSUWY

 

 

[Terphack]

5 hours ago, ALTSean said:

How walkable is Richland for this weekend?

I have played there several times but I have never walked the course. Mostly short transitions, not real hilly- should be very walkable. Similar to Worthington I would say.

[ALTSean]

3 hours ago, Terphack said:

I have played there several times but I have never walked the course. Mostly short transitions, not real hilly- should be very walkable. Similar to Worthington I would say.

Thanks for the info!  

[mizuno player]

Played Worthington Sunday afternoon. I have a new appreciation for it. Really enjoyed it. Definitely going to play again. 

 

Also played MD national today. Like the front. Back not such. Especially 16. Bad hole. All in all loved some of the views and course was in good shape. 

 

The bad about MD National? Almost 5 hours. Rediculous. 90° cart shouldn't have taken that long. 

 

Two rounds in one week!! More than all last year. 

[eagle1997]

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